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the united -- the financial condition of the united states is lousy, but so is the financial condition of japan. in fact, it's dramatically worse. the financial condition of the euro countries are horrendous, and the financial condition of the u.k. is horrendous. >> real quick on oil, jim. lowe's has an interest in natural gas production on pipelines. as prices are dropping, because of our country's reservoir, is it being spoken about as a possible alternative, natural gas, increasingly the demand is there. >> well, demand for natural gas is declining about 5% year over year, and that's due largely to the economy. gas on a per btu basis costs about one-third what oil costs, so gas is phenomenally cheap, and that's because there's just lots of it around these days. >> jim, great to have you on the program. >> wonderful to be here. >> we so appreciate it. >> jim tisch joining us from lowe's. >>> the sweet tastes of success at starbucks. signs of recovery worldwide. will that be a 2010 affair? that's what business and economic leaders were talking about this week. here they are in their o
the united -- the financial condition of the united states is lousy, but so is the financial condition of japan. in fact, it's dramatically worse. the financial condition of the euro countries are horrendous, and the financial condition of the u.k. is horrendous. >> real quick on oil, jim. lowe's has an interest in natural gas production on pipelines. as prices are dropping, because of our country's reservoir, is it being spoken about as a possible alternative, natural gas, increasingly...
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across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. to divvy up this shared data plan...fairly. so, um, whoever's fathered the most children, gets the most data. let's just do it by hair. body hair? most dental work. what? [ phones buzzing and beeping ] stop downloading, and stop liking everything. it should be by who has the least amount of cartilage in their left knee. [ mom ] i just want to take a bath. [ male announcer ] say no to sharing. say yes to sprint. with truly unlimited data, text and calling. >>> we're back with our political roundtable. joining me, national correspondent for the "the atlantic," jeff goldberg. nbc's chief foreign affairs corporate andrea mitchell. associate editor of "the washington post" and the author of "the price of politics," bob woodward. chairman of the homeland security comm
across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. to divvy up this shared data plan...fairly. so, um, whoever's fathered the most children, gets the most data. let's just do it by hair. body hair? most dental work. what? [ phones buzzing and beeping ] stop downloading, and stop liking...
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it's two-thirds the population of the united states, 200 million people. it has more potential for growth really than any other country in south america. but beyond the economics, you know, say the fact that the united states now exports $50 billion worth of goods and services to brazil every year, beyond that, brazil, maria, is going to be one of the half dozen countries that is most going to shape the 21st century. everyone talks about china. but very quickly after you mention china or maybe japan and europe, then you're right up there with brazil and india. essentially the rising, emerging countries that are going to become significant in the world energy scheme and questions of climate change and questions of any sort of global trading arrangement, currency arrangements and diplomacy, you will not be able to talk about the 21st century without making sure that brazil has a seat at the front table. >> will brazil at some point be a competitor to the united states? should we be concerned? >> i don't think so. it's a growing market for us. it's good for a
it's two-thirds the population of the united states, 200 million people. it has more potential for growth really than any other country in south america. but beyond the economics, you know, say the fact that the united states now exports $50 billion worth of goods and services to brazil every year, beyond that, brazil, maria, is going to be one of the half dozen countries that is most going to shape the 21st century. everyone talks about china. but very quickly after you mention china or maybe...
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states congress for this plan. >> let me tell you what we are doing right now in the united states senate. the majority leader, harry reid, told me on the floor of the senate a couple years ago that they're going to come down to the top line that we offered for this year's appropriations bill. the difference between that top line and annual spending and what the president asked for over ten years will be $300 billion which is not chump change. number two, the president appointed a deficit reduction commission. this is not going to be your typical commission. it's going to issue a report, sit on the shelf and gather dust. i put three members on it. very responsible members. john boehner put three members on it. we expect them to send up a recommendation no later than december of this year to deal with our long-term debt problem and we do know that we have a serious long-term debt problem unfunded liabilities related to social security, medicare, medicaid. i don't think we make what they're doing a political football. we'll wait for their report. if it's a responsible report that i can supp
states congress for this plan. >> let me tell you what we are doing right now in the united states senate. the majority leader, harry reid, told me on the floor of the senate a couple years ago that they're going to come down to the top line that we offered for this year's appropriations bill. the difference between that top line and annual spending and what the president asked for over ten years will be $300 billion which is not chump change. number two, the president appointed a deficit...
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what are they doing in the united states? is there a predicate, a bases for us to believe that we want to focus our law enforcement attention on them, not on the basis of the color of their skin or the name they have, but on the basis of what it is they do. >> if a pakistani who is a u.s. citizen is coming back from pakistan today and a white woman from pennsylvania is coming back from pakistan, you're telling me at the airports they ought not pay more careful attention to the pack scan any? you ought to pay attention to the person you have a suspicion about. if you look at the arrests we made in pennsylvania of white women, those were people bound and determined to do something very negative with regard to the united states. racial profiling would not have picked those people up. >> do you support stripping american citizenship from those thought to be involved in terrorist activity? >> that's something senator lieberman has proposed. i haven't had the chance to look at the bill he's in the process of putting together. i do
what are they doing in the united states? is there a predicate, a bases for us to believe that we want to focus our law enforcement attention on them, not on the basis of the color of their skin or the name they have, but on the basis of what it is they do. >> if a pakistani who is a u.s. citizen is coming back from pakistan today and a white woman from pennsylvania is coming back from pakistan, you're telling me at the airports they ought not pay more careful attention to the pack scan...
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but the united states did turn its back on mubarak in egypt. and i think we're going to look back and see that as one of the most important decisions president obama ever made. and i'm not sure if it was the right one or not. >> i am deeply and respectful of your experience and like everyone else happy to see you sitting here at this table. but do you believe that we could hold back the tide of history, that if the united states had made a different decision that -- >> yes, i think that syria wouldn't have happened. the revolution in libya would have started, and the rebels would have lost. things would have been very different had that decision not been taken. was it the right decision or wrong decision, i don't think we know yet. but it was a very pivotal decision. i don't think things would have gone on as they continued -- >> but this is a -- >> joe scarborough, take the issue of syria. how does the united states, a second obama term, try to affect the end game if there's a post assad syria, which as richard laid out could be so dangerous?
but the united states did turn its back on mubarak in egypt. and i think we're going to look back and see that as one of the most important decisions president obama ever made. and i'm not sure if it was the right one or not. >> i am deeply and respectful of your experience and like everyone else happy to see you sitting here at this table. but do you believe that we could hold back the tide of history, that if the united states had made a different decision that -- >> yes, i think...
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why are so many friends and foes alike defying the united states? our conversation with secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates. >>> finally the roundtable takes on the growing left-right divide over the president's leadership, the congressional elections and the politics of the court. columnist for "the new york times" david brooks, chief washington correspondent for "the new york times" david sanger, syndicated "washington post" columnist kathleen parker and former democratic congressman from tennessee and chair of the democratic leadership council, harold ford, junior. >>> first, the politics of the supreme court. the president has another big decision to make, the second court vacancy in two years. how are the white house and republicans weighing the confirmation battle ahead? joining us to talk about that exclusively, two members at the heart of the debate, senate judiciary committee, chairman patrick leahy of vermont and ranking member jeff sessions of alabama. welcome both of you back to "meet the press." >> t
why are so many friends and foes alike defying the united states? our conversation with secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates. >>> finally the roundtable takes on the growing left-right divide over the president's leadership, the congressional elections and the politics of the court. columnist for "the new york times" david brooks, chief washington correspondent for "the new york times" david sanger, syndicated "washington...
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that's what the united states is concerned about. but beyond that, even when we look at election this is,year this year in egypt, there's a lot that has to be dfe onor that to work out in american -- in america's best interests. part of that is to build up a middle, some kind of middle ground to the egyptian democratic system. you have the muslim brotherhood and the army on the other. chris: the question, economically again, our country depends on oil more than any other country in the world. it comes from there. >> the bottom line is that the otherwise prices shot up and the market began crashing on friday. we don't know what is going to happen over the weekend. it is beginning to roar in other places. the interesting thing is the dollar shot up. the dollar is still the safe haven for -- for all of the talk about china andther countries are surpassing, we're still the currency that people run to when they -- they're fearing a crisis, oil and otherwise. chris: who is scared in your part of the world, middle east part, you come from m
that's what the united states is concerned about. but beyond that, even when we look at election this is,year this year in egypt, there's a lot that has to be dfe onor that to work out in american -- in america's best interests. part of that is to build up a middle, some kind of middle ground to the egyptian democratic system. you have the muslim brotherhood and the army on the other. chris: the question, economically again, our country depends on oil more than any other country in the world....
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states -- for the united states, bring the war against trirm home for us. we lost 3,000 that day. we've lost twice that in the number of deaths the war including the recent crarve the chinook helicopter. what i worry about is we are increasingly divide. we have the part of society that fights these wars overseas and bears the losses, then the folks back home who really don't want to hear what's going on. war is distant to them. there really hasn't been an attack on american soil and they want it go away. chris: regular people meaning the vast majority of americans who don't have stakes in that war, people stakes, don't even talk about the wars? >> you have fewer than 1% serving and fewer than 5% of this country that knows someone who serves. chris: president bush's decision to two into iraq led to barack obama becoming president. it made it also harder for a war being sold to the american public under any circumstances and led to barack obama's i believe unexpected, out of nowhere selection by the democratic voter over hillary clinton. >> right. it's hard t
states -- for the united states, bring the war against trirm home for us. we lost 3,000 that day. we've lost twice that in the number of deaths the war including the recent crarve the chinook helicopter. what i worry about is we are increasingly divide. we have the part of society that fights these wars overseas and bears the losses, then the folks back home who really don't want to hear what's going on. war is distant to them. there really hasn't been an attack on american soil and they want...
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this was -- we say this was the united states and its allies, but it was basically the united states, the u.k., and france with germany coming in later. we had a good strong statement from russia on for the first time with the hint that they might agree with sanctions, but china always has been neutral, and china has become iran's greatest trading partner. they have been giving iran approximately 30% of the gasoline that it's been receiving right now through shell companies, and let's not forget that china enabled pakistan to become a nuclear power. >> do you think iran is building weapons? siptd that a key question? >> i think we have the formula through which we can now fully explore that issue. i'm not going to sit here in the united states senate and make that judgment. we do have the process in place where we can fully explore that issue in a way that will hold them publicly accountable. >> senator kyl, is there any doubt in your mind that they're building weapons? >> well, they're trying to build a nuclear weapon. they, first of all, have to get the fuel to do it, and that's bee
this was -- we say this was the united states and its allies, but it was basically the united states, the u.k., and france with germany coming in later. we had a good strong statement from russia on for the first time with the hint that they might agree with sanctions, but china always has been neutral, and china has become iran's greatest trading partner. they have been giving iran approximately 30% of the gasoline that it's been receiving right now through shell companies, and let's not...
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it will miss the seven coast of the united states. the folks in the southern plains really need the rain. hopefully it will give some beneficial rain to the folks in the southern united states. florence was downgraded to a tropical depression. its track takes it up close the northeast coast. we'll keep you posted. scattered light rain showers on doppler. 81 downtown. 76 at the airport. the dew points are running in the low 70's. 72 at the airport. a chance for a few light showers this morning. take the umbrella. high temperature near 87 degrees. we will get rid of the humidity after a cold front comes through tonight. it will feel a lot better. highs in the upper 80's. another front moves in by the end of the week. a decent weekend with temperatures in the mid 80's. 6:14. >> the roads are a little wet. we have an accident in mount airy at route 27. there will be some delays in that area. a vehicle fire near 295. northbound whiteford road is closed. eight minutes on the inner loop from 795 up to the 83's. eight minutes to go south on 8
it will miss the seven coast of the united states. the folks in the southern plains really need the rain. hopefully it will give some beneficial rain to the folks in the southern united states. florence was downgraded to a tropical depression. its track takes it up close the northeast coast. we'll keep you posted. scattered light rain showers on doppler. 81 downtown. 76 at the airport. the dew points are running in the low 70's. 72 at the airport. a chance for a few light showers this morning....
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of the united states. >> reporter: it doesn't pay an hourly wage. four stars with 40 years of service gets you a salary of up to $232,000, but most generals make far less. >> it's an odd life because you live like kings but you don't have any money. >> reporter: sally quinn grew up the daughter of buffalo bill quinn, a three-star general. z >> he had his own private train, his own plane, a limo with flags on them, everyone is saluting you, everyone is telling you yes, sir, they get to tell you you're right, and you don't get to tell anyone they're right in the military. >> we have a war that's actually being waged in afghanistan, and one of the ways we make ourselves okay with that is to make celebrities out of the men we've asked to lead these wars. >> reporter: from desert storm to afghanistan. the generals who ran the wars, schwartzkopf, powell, allen. >> whether they kept their pants on doesn't make them a bad leader. they all had affairs, yet they kept position because they were great leaders. >> reporter: times have changed, especially for a m
of the united states. >> reporter: it doesn't pay an hourly wage. four stars with 40 years of service gets you a salary of up to $232,000, but most generals make far less. >> it's an odd life because you live like kings but you don't have any money. >> reporter: sally quinn grew up the daughter of buffalo bill quinn, a three-star general. z >> he had his own private train, his own plane, a limo with flags on them, everyone is saluting you, everyone is telling you yes,...
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the damage control started at the state department with an apology. >> the united states deeply regrets the disclosure of any information that was intended to be confidential. >> reporter: hillary clinton had a scheduled meeting today with one of the many foreign officials slammed in the cables. turkey's foreign minister described as exceptionally dangerous. at the white house, robert gibbs condemned the leaks as a crime. >> the president was, an understatement, not pleased w h with -- with this information becoming public. >> reporter: citing significant damage to our national security, the white house today directed government agencies to start restricting access to classified information. but it is too late to stop the for rent of leaks. the cables have showed that saudi arabia and other gulf states urged the u.s. to attack iran's nuclear program. at a meeting in april of 2008, king abdula told you to cut off the head of the snake. another cable this year says iran obtained 19 advanced missiles from north korea that could, for the first time, reach into western europe or moscow. iran
the damage control started at the state department with an apology. >> the united states deeply regrets the disclosure of any information that was intended to be confidential. >> reporter: hillary clinton had a scheduled meeting today with one of the many foreign officials slammed in the cables. turkey's foreign minister described as exceptionally dangerous. at the white house, robert gibbs condemned the leaks as a crime. >> the president was, an understatement, not pleased w...
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the united states things are actually getting better. maybe not as fast as people want, but they are getting better. >> what affect does the continued unrest in egypt and throughout the middle east have on the average investor? should we focus on this? >> most investors have been really primed to invest in emerging markets. and it's been our opinion there has been a lot more risk in emerging markets than a lot think right now. egypt is one of those examples. if you look at where the egyptian stock market was, very overvalued with one of the highest inflation rates in the world. that's not typically a good combination, although other emerging markets aren't quite as dramatically priced as egypt was, there is still a lot of unanticipated risks. >> at least part of this uprising was caused by the rising price of food, the rising price of commodities really around the world. that's what you continue seeing. do you see that kind of unrest spreading? what is your take on inflation right now globally speaking, and how does that impact investors
the united states things are actually getting better. maybe not as fast as people want, but they are getting better. >> what affect does the continued unrest in egypt and throughout the middle east have on the average investor? should we focus on this? >> most investors have been really primed to invest in emerging markets. and it's been our opinion there has been a lot more risk in emerging markets than a lot think right now. egypt is one of those examples. if you look at where the...
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should the united states provide arms to the libyan rebels? back home, the standoff over the budget talks risks a government shutdown this week while tea partiers stand firm. >> it stops here. if liberals in the senate would rather play political games and shut down the government instead of making a small down payment on fiscal discipline and reform, i say shut it down. >> or will there be a deal? with us the assistant majority leader senator dick durbin of illinois. and the chairman of the house intelligence committee, congressman mike rogers, republican from michigan. then the political debate. the president outlines a broad view of when to use military force and seizes on the crisis in the middle east and japan to argue for energy independence. with us for perspective on that debate, author of the book "the prize" daniel yergin, plus the rest of our roundtable on the falling jobless rate and gop infighting over spending. with us, republican strategist and columnist for "time" magazine, mike murphy, columnist for "the washington post," e.j.
should the united states provide arms to the libyan rebels? back home, the standoff over the budget talks risks a government shutdown this week while tea partiers stand firm. >> it stops here. if liberals in the senate would rather play political games and shut down the government instead of making a small down payment on fiscal discipline and reform, i say shut it down. >> or will there be a deal? with us the assistant majority leader senator dick durbin of illinois. and the...
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in the united states more attractive. the underlying policies that make it more attractive to subcontract out to china are at the root of the problem here and the root of that problem is president obama's not being tough enough on china and the currency manipulation, which governor romney has said he will on day one begin to address in a serious manner. >> let me talk about taxes. we compiled a list of former presidents, and the average of the tax returns they released over the years, you can go from president obama, mccain, kerry, bush, a lot more than the two years that mitt romney is proposing to release. why not be more of an open book and release more tax returns, as his father did? as previous presidential candidates have done? >> as you know, the standard of releasing fully two years of returns, which goes above what the law requires, was a standard that senator john mccain had adhered to as the republican nominee in the last presidential campaign. it's the same as senator kerry adhered to with the democratic nomin
in the united states more attractive. the underlying policies that make it more attractive to subcontract out to china are at the root of the problem here and the root of that problem is president obama's not being tough enough on china and the currency manipulation, which governor romney has said he will on day one begin to address in a serious manner. >> let me talk about taxes. we compiled a list of former presidents, and the average of the tax returns they released over the years, you...
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d denigration of the united states would have a financial effect on the markets. why would anyone take that risk? >> it would be calamitous for the economy? >> it would be awful. even getting close to the line is dangerous. in 2011, there was no default in 2011. it hurt the economy to get close to the line. we saw it in the stock market, we saw it in confidence, we saw it in investment. if we cross the line, we're going a place we've never gone. it's very dangerous. >> you've painted a dire consequence. on the one hand you say it's terrible for the economy to even threaten default. on the other hand, the president saying, i won't negotiate. i won't have any conversation about this. i won't negotiate to stop that from happening. how do you square those two things? >> to be clear, the president has been and remains prepared to negotiate on fiscal policy. he has spent much of the last three years trying to find the sensible middle ground. he's made offer after offer, negotiation after negotiation -- >> but they said we don't want to have any negotiation until the gov
d denigration of the united states would have a financial effect on the markets. why would anyone take that risk? >> it would be calamitous for the economy? >> it would be awful. even getting close to the line is dangerous. in 2011, there was no default in 2011. it hurt the economy to get close to the line. we saw it in the stock market, we saw it in confidence, we saw it in investment. if we cross the line, we're going a place we've never gone. it's very dangerous. >> you've...
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i do think that the american public might have been consulted before the united states goes to war. i mean, you know, the president tells people after the fact? you know, we go into a middle eastern country, we don't know the consequences. it's been hatched by hillary and mccain. what could go wrong? when you think about it. i'm just -- i don't know why anybody voted for obama in the primaries. this initiative, this no-fly zone, it's war, essentially, is a hillary-mccain concept. >> obama was elected against the backdrop of the iraq war. this decision was taken against the backdrop of the iraq war and one of the reasons you so hesitancy from washington because the very thing obama didn't want to be was like bush, the guy that went to an arab country, imposed american will and got embroiled in a long-term mess in the middle east. the calculation they made is the risk of appearing weak on leadership, which is what he was criticized for in europe the past week, was outweighed by the risk of getting embroiled in something they couldn't get out of. chris: over the last couple of weeks, t
i do think that the american public might have been consulted before the united states goes to war. i mean, you know, the president tells people after the fact? you know, we go into a middle eastern country, we don't know the consequences. it's been hatched by hillary and mccain. what could go wrong? when you think about it. i'm just -- i don't know why anybody voted for obama in the primaries. this initiative, this no-fly zone, it's war, essentially, is a hillary-mccain concept. >> obama...
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states. >> the office of the president of the united states. >> led my chief justice john roberts. >> i did it. >> sasha's comment, a reminder of chief justice roberts' flub four years ago. >> and i will execute the office of the president of the united states faithfully. >> and i will execute -- >> this time around, roberts stuck to the script. vice president biden was also officially sworn in sunday by justice sonia sotomayor. the second inaugural address is expected to echo themes from his first, especially the die advvi politics of washington. but mr. obama's advisers say he will take a more realistic approach. >> while we're going to do all we can to work with congress and negotiate, we're also going to make sure that the american people are more connected to what's going on here. >> reporter: for the first and second families, a jam packed inauguration weekend, from saturday's national day of service to the first lady's appearance at a children's inaugural ball, to a wreath laying at arlington national ceremony. >> celebrating this incredible nation that we call home. >> report
states. >> the office of the president of the united states. >> led my chief justice john roberts. >> i did it. >> sasha's comment, a reminder of chief justice roberts' flub four years ago. >> and i will execute the office of the president of the united states faithfully. >> and i will execute -- >> this time around, roberts stuck to the script. vice president biden was also officially sworn in sunday by justice sonia sotomayor. the second inaugural...
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and so we're seeing abundant supplies in the united states. it's a great opportunity for the american people to take advantage of a domestic source of energy. and that's really what is driving the difference. >> you have done a major project in australia. can you talk to us a little bit about the opportunity for chevron in australia and why natural gas is so important to you there, and yet we're not seeing that kind of activity in the united states? >> well chevron has just come through a period where we delivered on a five-year growth commitment, and we're embarking on another five to seven-year growth commitment where we'll raise our production some 500,000 barrels a day. and a big contributor to that will be natural gas, particularly liquefied natural gas. in australia, we made a final investment decision in 2009 and are about 20% completed on a project that is a $37 billion project. we had a little less than half of, that which will bring liquefied natural gas to customers in asia. when you turn to the united states, we have the opportunit
and so we're seeing abundant supplies in the united states. it's a great opportunity for the american people to take advantage of a domestic source of energy. and that's really what is driving the difference. >> you have done a major project in australia. can you talk to us a little bit about the opportunity for chevron in australia and why natural gas is so important to you there, and yet we're not seeing that kind of activity in the united states? >> well chevron has just come...
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states or the united states alone. i don't think that's going to happ happen. i've heard nothing to suggest that we would be interested in doing that or think it useful, even though the option is always on the table. i think eventually we will have to deal with the reality that sanctions may not change the views of the iranians on these issues and, therefore, let's see if we can find a way to see if iran can have a nuclear program that is fixed on power production, low-level enrichment of their material so that it is not on the track to become a weapon. now, people will say that's naive. once you know how to do that, you can then enrich up to weapons capability. i think if you take them at their word, trust and verify, reagan said. take them at their word and say they are not interested in a weapon, just power, put in place a set of sanctions that would be devastating to them if they violate that agreement, and then put in place an iaea inspection regime that will keep them below that and get russia and china and every
states or the united states alone. i don't think that's going to happ happen. i've heard nothing to suggest that we would be interested in doing that or think it useful, even though the option is always on the table. i think eventually we will have to deal with the reality that sanctions may not change the views of the iranians on these issues and, therefore, let's see if we can find a way to see if iran can have a nuclear program that is fixed on power production, low-level enrichment of their...
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the story tonight from nbc's george lewis. >> the united states honors dr. margaret martin. >> reporter: a presidential citizens medal for a woman who turned hard times into harmony. ♪ >> i started with 36 kids in 2001. today we've got about 1,500. >> reporter: margaret martin says those youngsters learned more than simply making music. >> our students learn persistence, confidence, accountability for the use of their time. ♪ >> reporter: those accepted into the harmony project get free instruments and musical tutoring, if they stay in school. >> it allows me to do things i'm interested in. >> it's really improved my grades a lot and takes me out of doing bad things. >> reporter: margaret martin knows about hard times. as a young mother she left an abusive marriage and lived with her children for a time in an empty office building. >> this is the face of poverty. >> reporter: after she turned her own life around, earning a ph.d. in public health, she wanted to give back something. >> i started harmony project because i saw a group of gang members stop in
the story tonight from nbc's george lewis. >> the united states honors dr. margaret martin. >> reporter: a presidential citizens medal for a woman who turned hard times into harmony. ♪ >> i started with 36 kids in 2001. today we've got about 1,500. >> reporter: margaret martin says those youngsters learned more than simply making music. >> our students learn persistence, confidence, accountability for the use of their time. ♪ >> reporter: those accepted...
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the president of the united states has indicated the concern about sequester. he's indicated his concern about maintaining a strong national defense. and he's proposed a solution to this. the ball is in congress' court. they have got to take action to delay sequester. >> i want to move on to some of the hot spots. we'll start in north africa. a lot of news this week. here is the a.p. headline. u.s. limited in fight against north african militants. the united states is struggling to confront an uptick in threats in the newest hot spot with limited intelligence and few partners to help as the obama administration weighs who you to keep islamic extremists from jeopardizing national security without launching war. we want to put up a map here. and explain to people where this is. egypt, libya, algeria, mali, niger. when i read about the idea that we don't have enough intelligence, we've known about al qaeda in north africa since before 9/11. this is the original safe haven of osama bin laden, was north africa. did we drop the ball? >> you know, when al qaeda attack
the president of the united states has indicated the concern about sequester. he's indicated his concern about maintaining a strong national defense. and he's proposed a solution to this. the ball is in congress' court. they have got to take action to delay sequester. >> i want to move on to some of the hot spots. we'll start in north africa. a lot of news this week. here is the a.p. headline. u.s. limited in fight against north african militants. the united states is struggling to...
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the president of the united states, barack obama is here. and music from the front man of one of the most popular bands in the world, dave matthews is performing tonight. brand new song he'll perform tonight, it's just beautiful. you'll love the song, it's fantastic. so tonight the president of the united states will be out here in a few minutes. just so you know, one of the reasons he's here is to talk to you guys about student loans. you may have seen this, but president obama has asked congress to stop the independent rates on stafford loans from going up this summer. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah. i was going to make a joke about this news, but i don't think it needs a joke. you know what i'm talking about tariq? >> tariq: yeah, jimmy, i think you're saying you want to slow jam the news? >> jimmy: yeah, i want to slow jam the news, and i'm not the only one. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, i'm president barack obama. and i too want to slow jam the news. >> jimmy: hit it presidential style. ♪ [ laughter ] >> on july 1st of this y
the president of the united states, barack obama is here. and music from the front man of one of the most popular bands in the world, dave matthews is performing tonight. brand new song he'll perform tonight, it's just beautiful. you'll love the song, it's fantastic. so tonight the president of the united states will be out here in a few minutes. just so you know, one of the reasons he's here is to talk to you guys about student loans. you may have seen this, but president obama has asked...
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they want a good relationship with the united states. >> you say you think that the visit is good and you spoke of similar bombs, but, of course, some in this country -- some in this country may see a different symbol. he's a president disgraced, left office, received a pardon for any and all crimes he may have committed and act sipted the pardon. do they understand what that means in the country and. >> i don't think they understand it. please don't put me down as i'm trying to answer question based on my experience in china. they say watergate makes no difference. i mean, they actually quote, that could be a direct quote. it is awful close to it. so you see, they aren't dwelling on water gate. we can argue and there's plenty of room for opinion and i have my own personal opinion that i don't plan to divulge to you about how i feel about it, but i'm telling you how the chinese feel about it. >> he went on 13 years late tore become the 41st president of the united states. this week his son, the 43rd, made his first post presidency public appearance in texas. he awe announced plans for
they want a good relationship with the united states. >> you say you think that the visit is good and you spoke of similar bombs, but, of course, some in this country -- some in this country may see a different symbol. he's a president disgraced, left office, received a pardon for any and all crimes he may have committed and act sipted the pardon. do they understand what that means in the country and. >> i don't think they understand it. please don't put me down as i'm trying to...
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the united states can't show a vile of blood and say this is osama bin laden. the arab world will want to see something that looks like osama bin laden with an american soldier standing next to him. the burden of proof is very, very high, brian. >> richard engle, our chief correspondent following this news and awaiting the president's announcement, as are we. it was originally posted for 10:30 eastern time, about 45 minutes ago. it has slid. the president, all we were told earlier, was he was on the telephone notifying all the number of congressional committees. and daifds grvid gregory, of co the leadership needs to be told. l leon panetta was making some of those calls, the defense secretary designate, long-time cia leader and all the various intelligence, defense and related committees. both sides of the aisle all need to be informed. >> and they have been informed. the vice president involved in that, the cia director, of course. the president himself, as you can imagine, brian, has been working on these remarks throughout the day as they've been monitoring
the united states can't show a vile of blood and say this is osama bin laden. the arab world will want to see something that looks like osama bin laden with an american soldier standing next to him. the burden of proof is very, very high, brian. >> richard engle, our chief correspondent following this news and awaiting the president's announcement, as are we. it was originally posted for 10:30 eastern time, about 45 minutes ago. it has slid. the president, all we were told earlier, was he...
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that is just in the united states. -- $170 million this weekend. that is just in the united states. it beat the "dark knight". >> such a nice day today. you may have noticed a little more heat and higher committee. each day, we will add a little bit more to that -- how your humidity. each day we will add a little bit more to that. isolated thunderstorm activity near louisville in kentucky. that is about it. temperature-wise, 91 was the high temperature. and we broke above 90 today. 91 at the airport. '88 is typical. 68 and 74 are the respective lows. one of the days, we hit 100 plus. we will add a few more this week. five or six more at least. 82 at college park. 78 edgewood. westminster, 79. it is around 60 degrees in the green shade. an area of high pressure is work -- reaching out to the atlantic ocean to the mississippi valley. the east side of the high is the dry air. the west side is where the warm humid air is. that is edging in every direction. it will be a process going on for the next several days. one interesting note to this is tropical humidity heading this way. we have
that is just in the united states. -- $170 million this weekend. that is just in the united states. it beat the "dark knight". >> such a nice day today. you may have noticed a little more heat and higher committee. each day, we will add a little bit more to that -- how your humidity. each day we will add a little bit more to that. isolated thunderstorm activity near louisville in kentucky. that is about it. temperature-wise, 91 was the high temperature. and we broke above 90...
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we'll talk about the global economy, growth in the united states and american ingenuity. i'll talk with one of the most powerful central bankers in the world, ecb president jean-claude trichet on the survival of the euro, the region's debt crisis, and what it means to the u.s. and that's just the beginning. the "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo. >> here is a look at what is making news as we head into a new week on wall street. the u.s. economy picked up steam in the fourth quarter of last year, although not as much as analysts had expected. the gross domestic product, the broadest view of the strength and size of the american economy, rose 3.2% on an annualized basis. consumer spending was the strongest it has been in more than four years. for all of 2010, the economy grew at 2.9%, the biggest gain since 2005. the markets hit some big numbers this week. on wednesday, the dow touching the 12,000 mark for the first time since june of 2008. then on thur
we'll talk about the global economy, growth in the united states and american ingenuity. i'll talk with one of the most powerful central bankers in the world, ecb president jean-claude trichet on the survival of the euro, the region's debt crisis, and what it means to the u.s. and that's just the beginning. the "wall street journal report" begins right now. >> this is america's number one financial news program, "the wall street journal report." now maria bartiromo....
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and he will go to his final rest near brothers bobby and john, president of the united states. you see there. and the senator from new york. jim is standing by at arlington. jim, what will happen there? >> well, brian, we're here at the entrance to arlington national cemetery. and high on the hill above us is arlington house. and it's just below that where the family, kennedy family grave site is located. and it's said that on the day after president kennedy was assassinated, jacqueline kennedy came here personally to the cemetery and selected that site. senator kennedy will be given a congressional funeral, and not a full state funeral as was his brother, president kennedy. but the only visible difference, brian, will be that senator kennedy will arrive in a motorcade, in a hearse, while president kennedy, of course, was borne to arlington cemetery on a horse-drawn caisson. once senator kennedy's body will arrive here at the grave site, it will look like the full-blown military ceremony, with a nine-member military casket team. there will be taps played and a three-round volle
and he will go to his final rest near brothers bobby and john, president of the united states. you see there. and the senator from new york. jim is standing by at arlington. jim, what will happen there? >> well, brian, we're here at the entrance to arlington national cemetery. and high on the hill above us is arlington house. and it's just below that where the family, kennedy family grave site is located. and it's said that on the day after president kennedy was assassinated, jacqueline...
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i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint and respecting wildlife. america's natural gas... domestic, abundant, clean energy to power our lives... that's smarter power today. >>> we're back talking about next tuesday's debate. who shows up, and what are the attack strategies? if president obama has called former president clinton the explainer in chief, it seems like clinton, who was campaigning in las vegas this week, gave a preview of how the campaign i
i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies...
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passengers to the united states are being told to check in four hours before departure. >> tom, thank you. for more on this investigation, we're going to turn now to nbc news terrorism analyst roger krese. good morning. >> good morning. >> we know that he was arraigned on saturday and his device contained petn which is an explosive chemical, the same substance that richard reid tried to use in 2001. we're hearing that this man, abdulmutallab told investigators that he got the explosive chemicals and a syringe from a bomb expert in yemen associated with al qaeda. is there any reason to discount that? is that a possibility? >> well, peter, there's no reason to discount it yet. all we have is just abdulmutallab's confession. we don't have any corroborating information. that's what the intelligence community will focus on, is there any corroborating information that makes this statement true. if it is, then it's very significant for the following two reasons. one, next to afghanistan and pakistan, the al qaeda presence in yemen is the most significant one that the united states is worried
passengers to the united states are being told to check in four hours before departure. >> tom, thank you. for more on this investigation, we're going to turn now to nbc news terrorism analyst roger krese. good morning. >> good morning. >> we know that he was arraigned on saturday and his device contained petn which is an explosive chemical, the same substance that richard reid tried to use in 2001. we're hearing that this man, abdulmutallab told investigators that he got the...
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the united states has dismissed these tours as a public relations stunt. iran also gave nbc news a rare interview with its chief nuclear negotiator. i med saeed jalili, chief nuclear negotiator, in his office in iran. we set for an hour. no questions were off limits. his main message, iran wants to open a new page with the american people. >> translator: we believe it is necessary that the people of the united states should look at the different issues from different angles. >> jalili did not rule out direct talks with the united states but insists economic sanctions are not driving iran to negotiations. >> translator: iran never withdraw from negotiations. truth of the matter is we have always invited them to return to the talks. >> reporter: in some of the clearest statements yet by a senior iranian official he denied they plan to build a nuclear weapon. can you say clearly iran is not and will not build a nuclear weapon. >> translator: yes, we have bluntly and factually announced we consider nuclear weapons illegitimate and could not work. >> reporter:
the united states has dismissed these tours as a public relations stunt. iran also gave nbc news a rare interview with its chief nuclear negotiator. i med saeed jalili, chief nuclear negotiator, in his office in iran. we set for an hour. no questions were off limits. his main message, iran wants to open a new page with the american people. >> translator: we believe it is necessary that the people of the united states should look at the different issues from different angles. >>...
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with more than 50% of the cash outside the united states. in this last political campaign, many people deemed it beneficial to their campaign to be re-elected to beat on the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. the p.e. multiples of companies in this industry, if you make lipstick, if you make potato chips, diapers, carbonated water you're worth 70% more than if you are trying to cure and find a solution with your medical researchers for a disease. it is the best stimulus to our economy. $60 trillion for the elimination of cancer as a cause of death. $60 trillion for the elimination of heart disease. this is maybe the most important industry in the united states. and, yes, china is going to be the world's largest economy, but the united states will be the world leader in medical innovation whether it's through patient care. >> i might add this is a big industry whether it's pharmaceuticals or so devices exported around the world and the world depends upon us for those products. >> let me ask you about the obal economy. how do you see things?
with more than 50% of the cash outside the united states. in this last political campaign, many people deemed it beneficial to their campaign to be re-elected to beat on the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. the p.e. multiples of companies in this industry, if you make lipstick, if you make potato chips, diapers, carbonated water you're worth 70% more than if you are trying to cure and find a solution with your medical researchers for a disease. it is the best stimulus to our economy. $60...
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should the united states do something to stop mr. assange? >> we're looking at that right now. the department is taking a look at that. i'm not going to comment on that process. >> you think he is a criminal? >> if he conspires to get these classified documents with a member of the u.s. military that's fundamentally different than if somebody drops on your lap, here, david, you're a press person. here is classified material. >> some say he is a high-tech terrorist. others argue it's closer to the pentagon papers. >> i would argue it's closer to being a high-tech terrorist than the pentagon papers. this guy has done is things that have damaged and put in jeopardy the lives and occupations of people in other parts of the world. he has made it more difficult for us to conduct our business with our allies and our friends. for example, in my meetings -- you know i meet with most of these world leaders. there is a desire now to meet with me alone rather than have staff in the room. it makes things more coupleb bc. it has done some damage. >> you have been described in "the new york t
should the united states do something to stop mr. assange? >> we're looking at that right now. the department is taking a look at that. i'm not going to comment on that process. >> you think he is a criminal? >> if he conspires to get these classified documents with a member of the u.s. military that's fundamentally different than if somebody drops on your lap, here, david, you're a press person. here is classified material. >> some say he is a high-tech terrorist....
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but you know, trump is going toe to toe with the president of the united states. he's going toe to toe with him on not just the birther thing, but on gas prices and things like that. meanwhile, the republicans -- or the spotlight is not on that. the referendum is on obama because nobody thinks trump is going to be president. this helps the republicans. it hurts obama. obama's numbers are going down. >> anita dunn. >> i think what also happens in situations like this is, as alex knows, when you have a businessman who starts running for president who hasn't been through the political process before, the spotlight does tend to turn away from novelty and from the facile answers to an actual scrutiny. and as it happens, this isn't used for a certain kind of press, doesn't always react all that well. i think the favor being done to republican candidates right now is the lack of spotlight on them, that as they're out there in this early stage that they can really start developing their kind of spiels that they can really start positioning without having to answer tough q
but you know, trump is going toe to toe with the president of the united states. he's going toe to toe with him on not just the birther thing, but on gas prices and things like that. meanwhile, the republicans -- or the spotlight is not on that. the referendum is on obama because nobody thinks trump is going to be president. this helps the republicans. it hurts obama. obama's numbers are going down. >> anita dunn. >> i think what also happens in situations like this is, as alex...
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united states could end it right here. rogers, for the win. got it! the united states hangs on! and defeats spain two sets to one. despite a gritty effort by silver medalist pablo herrera and his partner, adrian gavira. >> and he is not happy. he hasn't gone over to the officials to shake their hand. he threw his hat in disgust. going to pick it up now. >> gavira shaking hands with the officials. not sure if herrera will go there. there's gavira. herrera, and he is yelling at the officials. and i don't blame him. it's a shame the match has to have a noncall right at the end. but the spanish players have no one to blame. i guess they do in the officials. but they stopped playing, and that's one of the cardinal rules of volleyball. continue to play until the ball is dead. >> so many times these players, they try to politic with the refs. they try to applicate their side. but the best time to do that is after the ball has been decided. the play has been decided. you can't do it in the middle of the play like that. >> so the united states hangs on. losing the first set, they rallied
united states could end it right here. rogers, for the win. got it! the united states hangs on! and defeats spain two sets to one. despite a gritty effort by silver medalist pablo herrera and his partner, adrian gavira. >> and he is not happy. he hasn't gone over to the officials to shake their hand. he threw his hat in disgust. going to pick it up now. >> gavira shaking hands with the officials. not sure if herrera will go there. there's gavira. herrera, and he is yelling at the...
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the louisiana purchase doubled the size of the united states. eventually, the area would make up all or part of 15 new states, including kansas. >> kansas is a flag meant to represent "manifest destiny." there are three separate images of people on the flag, all moving westward. >> manifest destiny was the belief that the american expansion across the continent was both inevitable and justifiable. >> in the foreground, you see a farmer plowing his land. just beyond the farmer, you see a wagon train, also heading west. in the background, you see native americans hunting bison. there's also a steamboat on the kansas river, meant to represent commerce. life for the pioneers was not easy, and the state motto is "ad astra per aspera," which means "to the stars through difficulties," which is certainly a reference to how hard it was to settle the land. >> within the state seal, 34 stars represent kansas' place as our 34th state. >> above that state seal, there is a blue-and-gold band meant to reference the french and the louisiana purchase. >> and at
the louisiana purchase doubled the size of the united states. eventually, the area would make up all or part of 15 new states, including kansas. >> kansas is a flag meant to represent "manifest destiny." there are three separate images of people on the flag, all moving westward. >> manifest destiny was the belief that the american expansion across the continent was both inevitable and justifiable. >> in the foreground, you see a farmer plowing his land. just beyond...
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and to do it representing the united states. the rest of the world making inroads on the men's basketball side but not on the women. five consecutive gold medals, a 41-game winning streak, a margin of victory of 34 per game and a gold medal game win of 86-50. the depth and the defense and the versatility, the energy and the effort that this team played with, geno auriemma called a time-out against china and he said "it's fun just to watch you guys play basketball." when's the last time a coach ever said that in a huddle. >> sue bird kind of rolled her eyes when he said that. certainly, he said i was a fan, just watching the way you guys executed. certainly every game was not as cleanly played as they would have liked it but there were so many times on the court that they showed such brillian and you wonder what this team would be like if they could have two months together. the players have said, we'd be pretty scary. >> daal ackerman handing out the flowers. they play the national anthem once at the end of the gold medal game.
and to do it representing the united states. the rest of the world making inroads on the men's basketball side but not on the women. five consecutive gold medals, a 41-game winning streak, a margin of victory of 34 per game and a gold medal game win of 86-50. the depth and the defense and the versatility, the energy and the effort that this team played with, geno auriemma called a time-out against china and he said "it's fun just to watch you guys play basketball." when's the last...
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this one month after the attack of the united states consulate in benghazi that killed the united states ambassador and three others. the state department is accused of ignoring pleas from its diplomats and libya to increase security in the months and weeks before the attack. it denies that and blames republican cuts in the security budget. other court proceedings in washington. this one for the man believed for the man behind the film. he was arrested about two weeks ago for violating his probation. his convicted of federal bank fraud in 2010. he is accused of eight violations, including lying to his probation officer, and using aliases. switching gears, the great pumpkin farm and new york held its fall festival this year with a 1000 pound pumpkin smash into the ground. people competed to when the gift card. all that had to do is find the most plastic. -- the most plastic coins inside pumpkin that. and a link between diabetes and certain cancers. that in this afternoon's medical alert. >> we are keeping an eye on the front moving to the northeast. it will bring significant drops in the
this one month after the attack of the united states consulate in benghazi that killed the united states ambassador and three others. the state department is accused of ignoring pleas from its diplomats and libya to increase security in the months and weeks before the attack. it denies that and blames republican cuts in the security budget. other court proceedings in washington. this one for the man believed for the man behind the film. he was arrested about two weeks ago for violating his...
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. >> if they turned up looking like that in the united states -- >> you're right, you're right. >> the show went on from there. other pablists weren't upset by the act, but the host could tell harry connick was. he apologized to harry and let him say more at the end of the show pop i just want to say on behalf of my country, i know it was done humorous, but we spent so much time not making black people look like buffoons that ewhen we see something like that, we really take it to heart. >> harry connick says he still loves the show and the australian people there, but called the incident a mistake in judgment. >>> through the archivist of major league baseball, here it is, they've released a grainy piece of film never shown before. it shows babe ruth in the 1920s at yankee stadium. he's at-bat. gehrig is on deck. they want to know what game it is. they want to know what other clues and details they're missing. they're looking for comment. >>> up next, what the first lady did not know, what no one knew about her own family until now. the one thing about smoking - is it dominates your li
. >> if they turned up looking like that in the united states -- >> you're right, you're right. >> the show went on from there. other pablists weren't upset by the act, but the host could tell harry connick was. he apologized to harry and let him say more at the end of the show pop i just want to say on behalf of my country, i know it was done humorous, but we spent so much time not making black people look like buffoons that ewhen we see something like that, we really take it...
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the president of the united states said in the state of the union we're at war with al qaeda. he stated -- and by the way, we're pursuing that war with a vigor like it's never been seen. we eliminated 12 of the top 20 people, taken out 100 of their associates, we sent them under ground. they are, in fact, not able to do anything remotely like they were in the past. they are on the run. i don't know where dick cheney has been. look, it's one thing, again, to criticize. it's another thing to sort of re-write history. what is he talking about? >> you have often said, when i asked you and others that you never impune a man's motives. but why do you think dick cheney is speaking out and being so critical of the present administration so publicly? >> i don't know. i'm not going to guess about his motive. all i know he is factually, substantively wrong on the major criticisms he has asserted. why he's insisting on that, he either is misinformed or he is misinforming. but the facts are that his assertions are not accurate. >> you would not be this outspoken or critical when you're out
the president of the united states said in the state of the union we're at war with al qaeda. he stated -- and by the way, we're pursuing that war with a vigor like it's never been seen. we eliminated 12 of the top 20 people, taken out 100 of their associates, we sent them under ground. they are, in fact, not able to do anything remotely like they were in the past. they are on the run. i don't know where dick cheney has been. look, it's one thing, again, to criticize. it's another thing to sort...
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and if they're e-mailing somebody in the united states or calling somebody in the united states, i would like to get a judge's permission to monitor that phone call. if we don't do that, another attack on our homeland is very likely. we need this program and he's compromised it and he should be held accountable. >> the immigration debate. are you going to get a bill in senate that is strong enough to get passage as well in the house? >> after this interview, i'm going to leave you on a positive note. i think we're going to have a political breakthrough, that congress is going to pass immigration reform. i think we're going to get plus 70 votes. i've never been more optimistic about it. so, it would be great if we could pass immigration. and finally, as to syria, there is a bipartisan coalition growing around senator menendez that understands we need to get more involved as a nation to prevent the spillover from syria into the entire region, taking down all of our allies. >> one on politics. a gathering of religious leaders in washington and potential entrance into the 2016 race. chris ch
and if they're e-mailing somebody in the united states or calling somebody in the united states, i would like to get a judge's permission to monitor that phone call. if we don't do that, another attack on our homeland is very likely. we need this program and he's compromised it and he should be held accountable. >> the immigration debate. are you going to get a bill in senate that is strong enough to get passage as well in the house? >> after this interview, i'm going to leave you...
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>> we may get some, but we need 120 or 130,000 net new jobs every month in the united states just to hold the unemployment rate where it is. and we've lost, perhaps, 8 million in the decade. so to claw back and actually have a total employment growth with rising labor income, in my view, i'm not as optimistic as michelle. >> a lot of people do feel if we start to see some job growth and if indeed the numbers match what your expectations are that the fed might move on interest rates. do you agree? >> i think that that is going to be willing to tolerate faster growth, if as long as the inflation situation remains under control. you know, as david said, even with our optimistic employment numbers it's going take -- it's going to take years to get the unemployment back toward the level it was at before we went into this recession and as long as the unemployment rate is slack in the economy, the fed doesn't think inflation will be a problem. so they're going to stand, i think they'll stand pat, but i think they may be surprised and inflation will never be as tame as they expect and as the
>> we may get some, but we need 120 or 130,000 net new jobs every month in the united states just to hold the unemployment rate where it is. and we've lost, perhaps, 8 million in the decade. so to claw back and actually have a total employment growth with rising labor income, in my view, i'm not as optimistic as michelle. >> a lot of people do feel if we start to see some job growth and if indeed the numbers match what your expectations are that the fed might move on interest rates....
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. >> well, it looks like a slow growth environment with high unemployment in the united states. and it looks like a global economy in which developing economies such as china and brazil do much better than developed countries such as the united states and englandnd those countries in euroland. so there is a distinction to be drawn going forward not only in terms of the slower growth for developed countries, but for the orientation towards higher growth in developing markets. >> so how do you invest based on that? >> well, i think you invest for growth. that's always been the key to investing, not only from the equity standpoint, but from the long standpoint. so you look towards those countries with relatively high real interest rates on the bond side that would be countries like brazil and canada and australia, and you look for countries not to own that have relatively low interest rates, and that would be japan and yes, perhaps the united states. >> so we shouldn't then have expectations that we're going to see real growth in the united states or are there policies or things to
. >> well, it looks like a slow growth environment with high unemployment in the united states. and it looks like a global economy in which developing economies such as china and brazil do much better than developed countries such as the united states and englandnd those countries in euroland. so there is a distinction to be drawn going forward not only in terms of the slower growth for developed countries, but for the orientation towards higher growth in developing markets. >> so...
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they continue to be a threat to the united states. but we have taken a really important milestone in terms of taking down this organization. >> throughout the week, of course, and during the program this morning, there is a conversation going on online that is throughout the world. we've been monitoring tweet deck this morning. big topics, as you can imagine, that we'll show you on the big screen. osama bin laden, president obama, and bob woodward, the role of pakistan -- tom donilon told me this morning, i can tell you directly, he has not seen evidence that would lead him to believe that the military leadership had any idea that bin laden was there. that's the key question, isn't it? >> yes, and i think the information they have is stronger. they have really good, solid intelligence that the president of pakistan, rdari, the head of the intelligence service, general pasha, did not know in advance, and they are the key elements here, but donilon also said something very important. there was a support structure there in pakistan -- >>
they continue to be a threat to the united states. but we have taken a really important milestone in terms of taking down this organization. >> throughout the week, of course, and during the program this morning, there is a conversation going on online that is throughout the world. we've been monitoring tweet deck this morning. big topics, as you can imagine, that we'll show you on the big screen. osama bin laden, president obama, and bob woodward, the role of pakistan -- tom donilon told...
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people backed the deal because the alternative was default of the united states of america. everybody believed that the supercommittee would get the deal fixed. they didn't. now for a year plus, since last august, the president has been a bystander. he could go in there like the house of representatives that passed a bill last may to reverse some of the cuts and put it more on domestic side and he has failed to lead. >> i want to get a comment from you on this, tom. it seems to me one of the challenges for romney and for the republican ticket on foreign policy, beyond benghazi, is to say, ok, where does the republican party want to go on foreign policy after president bush and beyond attacking this administration for in their view being weak or not doing a good enough job working its will in the chaotic middle east at the moment? because substantively, whether it's iran or mideast peace or handling israel, there's not a tremendous difference on policy? >> well, in fact, i've been working in that part of the world for a long, long time, 40 years. i don't remember when the mid
people backed the deal because the alternative was default of the united states of america. everybody believed that the supercommittee would get the deal fixed. they didn't. now for a year plus, since last august, the president has been a bystander. he could go in there like the house of representatives that passed a bill last may to reverse some of the cuts and put it more on domestic side and he has failed to lead. >> i want to get a comment from you on this, tom. it seems to me one of...
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that's beyond the reach of the united states. and i think we ought to speak as one voice during this crisis. and so i'm not -- >> what about u.s. military aid, over $1 billion, $1.3 billion. is that on the table? should that with beheld if things don't go the way we want them to go? >> answering hypotheticals is not a good idea at this time. >> the state of the union this week is what we were stalking about until this got out of hand. one of the big issues is what are republicans prepared to do as we move forward in this year, in terms of working in this era divided government. rand paul, the junior senator, excuse me, rand paul, the senator from kentucky, the-or-senator from kentucky, talked this week and pointed up some of the divisions within the gop ranks. this is what he said. >> some said when people who came from the tea party were elected, that washington would co-opt us. the interesting thing is, is that i think we're already co-opting washington. >> you talk about earmarks. you talk about some of the sentiment about spe
that's beyond the reach of the united states. and i think we ought to speak as one voice during this crisis. and so i'm not -- >> what about u.s. military aid, over $1 billion, $1.3 billion. is that on the table? should that with beheld if things don't go the way we want them to go? >> answering hypotheticals is not a good idea at this time. >> the state of the union this week is what we were stalking about until this got out of hand. one of the big issues is what are...
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of the united states and the friendliest partner of the united states. >> as your fortunes rise there's an economic rivalry between the two countries on one level, because people don't necessarily understand how important the relationship is. >> well, between canada and the united states, i mean, we and canada never see it as a rivalry. you know, we obviously have great pride in our own country and our differences with the united states. but beyond all else, we think we're extremely fortunate to have the united states as our friend and neighbor. it's one of the things -- one of the great assets our country has. and, you know, we believe that as -- the threats, i've said this before, security threats to the united states are security threats to canada. economic opportunities for the united states are economic opportunities for canada. while of course individual businesses may have rivalries and there may be issues on which we disagree, first and foremost we try to work with our friends the united states, and my government tries to work with the obama administration. not just on bilateral
of the united states and the friendliest partner of the united states. >> as your fortunes rise there's an economic rivalry between the two countries on one level, because people don't necessarily understand how important the relationship is. >> well, between canada and the united states, i mean, we and canada never see it as a rivalry. you know, we obviously have great pride in our own country and our differences with the united states. but beyond all else, we think we're extremely...
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this is a man who called the united states a paper tiger and assumed that the united states would do nothing, that we would continue to not really react. he's a person that urged muslims to kill americans. and so the fact that he's been killed and is no longer a factor is an important one. this is an intelligence problem from the beginning, of course. we have always had the ability to kill or capture. we needed the intelligence. we had been fortunate that the intelligence was forthcoming. it may well have been partly a result of some of the -- interviews that took place in guantanamo bay, cuba. >> we're hearing a lot, secretary rumsfeld, this morning -- questions about how the pakistanisle could not have known he was here. local police officers who had to look at this compound and see it as being very different from the surrounding buildings. do you worry that while we are calling pakistan an ally in the war of terror that they did not do their best in turning over information on the location of bin laden? >> i think it's fair to ask those questions and pursue the questions. we need
this is a man who called the united states a paper tiger and assumed that the united states would do nothing, that we would continue to not really react. he's a person that urged muslims to kill americans. and so the fact that he's been killed and is no longer a factor is an important one. this is an intelligence problem from the beginning, of course. we have always had the ability to kill or capture. we needed the intelligence. we had been fortunate that the intelligence was forthcoming. it...
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cities to live in the united states. is yours one of them? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. after the third debate between president obama and republican nominee mitt romney, there are just 14 days left before american voters choose their next president. according to a cbs news instant polls on uncommitted voters, president obama was a clear two to one victor with 53% saying he won. governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc national poll called it closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls,
cities to live in the united states. is yours one of them? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. after the third debate between president obama and republican nominee mitt romney, there are just 14 days left before american voters choose their next president. according to a cbs news instant polls on uncommitted voters, president obama was a clear two to one victor with 53% saying he won. governor romney got 23%. 24% called it a tie. a cnn orc...